White elephant
01
白象, 毒入りの贈り物
a possession that is costly to maintain and difficult to dispose of, often more trouble than it is worth
Idiom
例
The software upgrade was a white elephant — flashy but impractical.
ソフトウェアのアップグレードは白象だった— 派手だが非実用的。
The luxury yacht turned out to be a white elephant, draining their finances.
その豪華ヨットは結局白象であり、彼らの財政を枯渇させた。
02
白象, ホワイトエレファント
a rare, pale-colored elephant, often considered sacred in certain cultures, especially in Southeast Asia
例
The king regarded the white elephant as a symbol of prosperity.
王は 白い象 を繁栄の象徴と見なした。
A white elephant was gifted to the temple as a sacred offering.
白い象が聖なる捧げ物として寺院に贈られました。
